Heartwarming moment mother and son are reunited as Ukrainian village is liberated | SBS News

As Ukrainian forces retook the border village of Kozacha Lopan, a mother excitedly hugged her son Vyacheslav Zadorenko, who is the local mayor.

Russia’s recent losses in Ukraine are “a major breakthrough” for Ukraine and could lead to “a catastrophic domestic situation in Russia”, experts say.

According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian forces have recaptured about 8,000 square kilometres of Russian-controlled Ukrainian regions.

About half that area had been made secure and “stabilisation measures are still ongoing” in the other half, Mr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday.

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